Follow along as Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation physician, Dr. Neelay Thakkar, gives a comprehensive overview of Facet Joint Syndrome. Dr. Thakkar discusses the causes and symptoms of Facet Joint Syndrome, as well as the treatment options available to help patients get better and back to enjoying their lives with less pain!
When the tiny connective joints of the vertebrae become inflamed or arthritic, the condition is called Facet Joint Syndrome.
What Causes Facet Joint Syndrome?
Arthritis, often from age-related wear and tear
Injury
Trauma
Modifiable risk factors include:
Smoking history
Being overweight
Participation in certain professions and hobbies
What are the Symptoms of Facet Joint Syndrome?
Pain: Can be a dull pain in the neck or low back or radiating pain in the shoulders, head, buttocks, hips, or thighs
Tingling
Numbness
Weakness
What are Treatment Options for Facet Joint Syndrome?
There are many treatment options for Facet Joint Syndrome, which range from conservative to interventional spine procedures.
Category 1: Conservative treatment options, such as physical therapy, massage therapy, acupuncture, and chiropractic care
Category 2: Incorporating anti-inflammatory medications (such as ibuprofen are Aleve), muscle relaxers, oral steroids, and over-the-counter creams and patches
Category 3: Interventional procedures, such as injections or more commonly, radiofrequency ablation
While Facet Joint Syndrome is a common cause of neck and low back pain, it is not the only condition associated with these symptoms. It is important to have a thorough evaluation so your physician can diagnose your condition and provide treatment options to help you get better and back to enjoying your life with less pain!
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I have this, got it in my late 20s. I've had chronic pain for over 10 years now. Physical therapy helps some but the pain will never fullly go away. I have a lot of radiating pain that wraps around my sides just along my lower ribcage. It has given me depression over the years. It's hard for me to work too.
My cervical facets fused themselves. I went through a windshield when I was 17 years old, and I'm pretty sure that was the catalyst. I get pretty bad pain whilst standing, which was interesting because I was a surgical nurse in Cardiothoracic surgery. I am hoping RFA is in my future. I'm active, I walk 5 miles a day, which helps me. Sitting, standing and any work that requires looking up or down is difficult. Holding retractors was excruciating. I am now early retired because my neck can't hold up for hours at a time. Plus I have occasional drop days 😬🤦♀️, now that is annoying.
is there any permiment fixes? would a spine fuzion fix this? been 5 years , last year my pain was almost gone but 1 wrong move now its back in full force
Hello iv had facet joint syndrome about 5 years how can I make sure it dient get worse plz as having pain in neck at least 3 times a week now is there anything we can do aprt from pain killer and I jettison we can physically do for ourselves like walking food to eat ext thanks
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Great info.
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I was diagnosed with suspicious par stress fracture at L5 on right side according to my lumber MRI REPORTS. After 3 months of rest it is healed completely according to my current lumber ct scan reports. Overall reports are normal including all the disc height , canal, as well as no facet joint arthopathy is not there. But the problem now is that i have right side lower back pain when i over extend my spine. (while doing any bodybuilding back muscle posing ) specially it feels like the pain is in the bone or joint. Please help sir i am very much tensed about it. I used to do bodybuilding and want to continue with it 🙏🏻
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One thing i would like to mention is that the pain was gone after 3 month of inactivity at my lower back but i did extreme yoga streching and after than i am experiencing lower back pain again on my right side while extension but also i did my lumber ct scan after this only. So no abnormalities revealed please do reply 🙏🏻
I have ddd stenosis and facet joint arthrosis 44 years old always in pain I had already the dumb test twice next one is the burning
I've tried over the counter pain medication it doesn't help at all even patches icy hot etc I'm still in severe pain I have degenerative disc disease and degenerative facet disease in the lumber spine
Excellent explanation !